YEAR 5 On Horizon since Hurricane Katrina. It is shameful that there is CONTINUING LACK ! NOW ADD, Gushing Oil Since May, in THE GULF!
ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHY for Years to come. Ways of Life Gone.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

RESTAURANTS COMING BACK TO THE BEACHES

From Biloxi to Bay St. Louis, hope is turning into exciting realizations as several restaurants are being built on the beaches that were once decimated and seemingly hopeless of any recovery from Katrina.

Now it looks as if the Mississippi Gulf Coast is spreading her wings and flying to new heights of recovery and restoration.

Though its taken this long to reach this level, this news is truly exciting.

Links

Under Surge, Under Siege - Ellis Anderson (former blog was Katrina Patina) is a writer and community activist who tells her own story of riding out Katrina. She also offers us an award winning memoir of her beloved town's journey through Katrina and the aftermath in "Language of Loss."

Update for Ellis: Her new book, which came from her blog, will be out August 2010. It is titled "Under Surge, Under Siege - the Odyssey of Bay St. Louis and Katrina"

Life Among DebrisHwy. 90 Bridge, Ocean Springs, MS – Nov. 2005
As I walked off of the highway and down the slope, I noticed that within the debris on the ground
that Katrina had left behind, a bright sign of the renewal of life had sprung up. Never fear that life continues onward and upward through destruction.

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